Toyota Back at the Top!
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Contents Pages
Part 1 | Warm Ups
Odd-One-Out Page 3
Brainstorm Page 3
Car Makers Page 3 & 4
Quiz | Toyota Page 4
Part 2 | Before Listening / Reading
Jumbled Sentences Page 5
True or False Page 5
Vocabulary | Synonyms Page 5
Part 3 | Listening / Reading
The News Story Page 6
What Do You Think..? Page 6
Part 4 | After Listening / Reading
Q & A Page 7
A & Q Page 7
Part 5 | Extra Stuff
Extra English I Page 8
7 to Chinwag Page 8
Writing Activity Page 9
And Finally….
Did You Know? Page 9
TV Links Page 10
The Answers Pages 10-12
| A1 This symbol = Listening activity in the podcast.
| A1 ポッドキャストに含まれているリスニング演習。
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[201302-01] | Toyota Back at the Top | February 1st 2013
| PART 1 | Warm Ups |
Warm Up | 1 Odd 1 Out
Look at the four words below, which word is different from the other three?
Write your reason in the box underneath. Check your answer later.
a) Premium b) Quality c) Inferior d) Finest
My Reason… _____________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________
Warm Up | 2 Brainstorm
How many different words can you connect to the word in the box? Can you think of at least 10 words? Why do you think this?
|Number One|
Warm Up | 3 Car Makers
Car companies such as Toyota, Ford & BMW are famous manufacturers.
Look at the list of countries who make cars below and place them in the
correct order. First is the country which makes the most cars every year.
A: Spain ____ F: Germany ____
B: Japan ____ G: Brazil ____
C: China _1__ H: USA ____
D: Thailand ____ I: India ____
E: South Korea ____ J: Mexico ____
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Car Gasoline | How Much..?
Look at the eight countries below. Which country has the most expenisive gasoline
prices per litre? All the prices are in US Dollars $.
1: Japan A. $1.06
2: USA B. $1.43
3: China C. $1.81
4: Thailand D. $1.84
5: Brazil E. $2.09
6: Germany F. $1.02
7: India G. $1.42
8: South Korea H. $1.35
Warm Up | 4 | A1 Quiz
Read the questions about this week’s news story.
Remember if you don’t know – use the internet to help or GUESS!
1: Which is the biggest car company in the world? a: Tata b: Toyota c: Ford
2: Which prefecture is Toyota’s headquarters located in Japan? a: Aichi Prefecture b: Akita Prefecture c: Chiba Prefecture
3: What is the best-selling model of car in the world? a: Prius b: Demio c: Corolla
4: How many people are employed world-wide by Toyota? a: 300,000 b: 3,000,000 c: 30,000,000
5: As of 2013, how many vehicles has Toyota built since 1937?
a: 2 million b: 20 million c: 200 million
6: What is the family name of the man who started Toyota? a: Toyota b: Toyida c: Toyoda
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E1: What Toyota model is popular for police cars in Japan? a: Crown b: Corolla c: Prius
E2: Which side of the car would you find a Japanese steering wheel? a: Left b: Right c: Centre
E3: Toyota is the most successful car company in the world, who is No 2?
a: b: c:
END OF PART 1
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| PART 2 | Before Listening |
Pre-Listening / Reading | 1 Jumbled Sentences
The sentences below are from a paragraph in the news story. The word order has been mixed-up. Un-jumble the sentences and put them into
the correct order.
A. 2012 saw Toyota make a profit of ¥283.55 billion, which means they are the
11th biggest company in the world
B. The 2012 results were especially pleasing for Nissan as it meant that they
were once again the biggest car company in the world.
C. 2011 saw Toyota slip behind both General Motors and Germany’s BMW
group as sales decreased in part to the March Tohoku Tsunami.
D. The Japanese giant had lost its Number One title to General Motors – the
American automobile company famous for its Corvette, Chevrolet and Ford
brands.
Correct order: ___________________________________
Pre-Listening / Reading | 2 | A2 True or False
Read the headline of News Story ~ Japanese Cars Sell More in 2012
Look at the 5 statements. Guess if you think 1 – 5 are True or False!
1: Toyota is now the biggest car company in the world. [T] [F]
2: Honda has sold 300,000 more cars than in 2011. [T] [F]
3: Toyota is the 11th biggest company in the world. [T] [F]
4: General Motors owns Ford Cars. [T] [F]
5: 2013 will see a small decrease in the Japanese economy. [T] [F]
Pre-Listening / Reading | 3 Synonyms
A synonym is a word with a similar meaning. Match the 10 words on the left with their synonyms on the right. All the synonyms in black are from the News Story.
1: Manufactures 6: Stimulate A: Big F: Reduced
2: Sharp 7: Forecast B: Foreign G: Improvements
3: Vehicle 8: Brands C: Motivate H: Makers
4: Boost 9: Decreased D: Predict I: Labels
5: Gain 10: Overseas E: Automobile J: Improve
END OF PART 2
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| PART 3 | Listening |
Listening / Reading | | Listening Japanese Cars Sell More in 2012
Three Choices | Help
Listen / Read the news story and chose the correct word from the 3 choices. Listen / Read the rest of the sentence to help with your understanding.
Japanese Cars: 2012 – A Very Good Year!
After a difficult last few months for the big Japanese car manufactures, 2012 saw a
sharp increase in sales, both globally and world-wide. The ‘Big 3’ of Honda,
Nissan and Mazda have all announced that 2012 was a record year for people
buying their cars. Toyota had the best sales figures; the company sold 9.75 million
cars in 2012 - an increase of 22.6%. Nissan, Japan’s second biggest car company
sold 4.94 million vehicles – 9% better than last year. Whilst Honda, Japan’s third
largest car manufacturer sold 3.81 million vehicles - 700,000 more than in 2011.
The big improvement in Japanese car sales has helped boost confidence in the
Japanese economy for the rest of 2013. The Yen, Japan’s money, has been making
small gains against the Dollar, Euro and Pound which has helped to stimulate
Japan’s sales to overseas countries. The Bank of Japan, the country’s central bank,
has also forecast that 2013 will see a small improvement of about 2% in Japan’s
G.D.P figures the result of new economic ideas by Japanese Prime Minister Abe.
The 2012 results were especially pleasing for Nissan as it meant that they were
once again the biggest car company in the world. The Japanese giant had lost its
Number One title to General Motors – the American automobile company famous
for its Corvette, Chevrolet and Ford brands. 2011 saw Toyota slip behind both
General Motors and Germany’s BMW group as sales decreased due in part to the
March Tohoku Tsunami. 2012 saw Toyota make a profit of ¥283.55 billion, which
means they are now the 11th biggest company in the world.
Wrong Word | 10 Mistakes
1: ________ to __________ 6: ________ to ________ 2: ________ to __________ 7: ________ to ________ 3: ________ to __________ 8: ________ to ________ 4: ________ to __________ 9: ________ to ________ 5: ________ to __________ 10: ________ to ________
What Do You Think? | How Much do You Pay..?
Do you think public transport is too expensive in your country? ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________
END OF PART 3
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| PART 4 | After Listening |
Post-Listening / Reading | 1 | A3 Q & A
How much can you remember from News Story?
Read / Listen to the questions below and choose the correct answer.
If you can’t remember any answers, guess!
1: Who are the ‘Big 3’ of Japan’s car companies? ________________ 2: How many cars did Toyota sell in 2012?
__________________________ 3: Which is the second biggest car company in the world?
_ 4: How much was Toyota’s profit in 2012? ________ 5: What German company is in the news story? __________________________ 6: How many cars did Nissan sell in 2013? __________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
E1: How many General Motor car brands are in the news story? ___________________________
E2: How many car companies are in the news story? ________________ _____
Post-Reading | 2 A & Q
How much can you remember from the news story? Read the answers below and write the correct question. There is more than one possible correct question for each one!
[A1] Yuan. [Q] _____________________________?
[A2] 2%. [Q] _____________________________?
[A3] 4.94 million. [Q] _____________________________?
[A4] Bank of Japan. [Q] _____________________________?
[A5] Abe. [Q] _____________________________?
END OF PART 4
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| PART 5 | Extra Stuff |
English Extra I English Food Idioms 1
The English language has many everyday expressions that use different kinds vehicles to explain a situation or event.
Examples: On Yer Bike! = Go Away! To get moving
A Car Boot Sale = Public event. People sell old belongings.
Drive up the Wall! = To really annoy, or frustrate someone.
Match the vehicle sayings on the left – with their correct meaning on the right! One has been completed for you!
Vehicle Sayings Meanings
1: A flight of fancy. A: A place time to stop for a short time.
2: End of the line. B: Somewhere / sometime in the future.
3: Port of call C: Buses, train, trams, monorails etc.
4: Go off the rails. D: A place where few people live or visit.
5: Down the road. E: Exactly what you need!
6: To travel light. F: An unrealistic or impossible idea / plan.
7: Public transport. G: To hide or conceal something,
8: To take flight. H: To improve or you must leave!
9: To cover your tracks. I: Not possible continue an activity.
10: Off the beaten track. J: To make a journey with few possessions.
11: Just the ticket! K: To run away quickly.
12: The wheels come off L: Something to go very wrong.
13: Shape up or ship out! M: To start behaving badly.
7 to Chinwag Vehicles
ENW Podcast Topic | Japanese Cars 2012: A Very Good Year!
Ask / Answer the questions below on this week’s ENW Podcast Topic!
1: What did you think when you read this week’s topic title? 2: What vehicle do you use the most at the moment? Why? 3: How old were you when you learnt to ride a bicycle? 4: What is the most popular car manufacturer in your country? 5: How can you improve the public transport system in your country? 6: How often do you use the bus? Where do you go? 7: How much do you spend a week on transport?
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Writing Public Transport
What is your opinion on your country’s public transport system?
Do you think it is OK? Is it cheap or expensive?
What ideas do you have to reduce the pollution in your country? Can you think of 3 reasons to improve your country’s transport problems?
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END OF PART 5
And Finally | X & Z | A4 Did You Know…?
That the cheapest x: _____ in the world is made in India? The Tata Nano built by the Tata Motor Company costs only ￥254,000 to buy brand new! The small family car was first built in 2008, has five doors and weighs only 600 kg. To help reduce the cost of building the car the z: ______ only has one wing window and one windscreen wiper. There is also no power steering, air-con or CD player! Still, it is really cheap…
The End
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Visual | TV Links
The Guardian | (UK) 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQBFFEPW-Lo [1:55]
Tata Nano Test Drive
BBC | (UK) 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xnWKz7Cthkk [8:05] How Good is a Toyota..? Very Good!
News on Japan | (Japan) [日本語] 3: http://newsonjapan.com/html/newsdesk/article/100711.php [0:43]
Japanese Cars Sell More in 2012!
Podcast | Key
| A1 These activities are audio and can be listened to on the podcast.
Answers | Part 1 Warm Up 1-4
Warm Up 1 | Odd-1-Out
C – Bland A / B / D – are mean ‘the best’!
Warm Up 3a | Gun Crime
1 – C 2 – H 3 – B 4 – F 5 – E 6 – I 7 – G 8 – J 9 – A 10 – D
Warm Up 3b | How Much is that Gun?
1 – D 2 – F 3 – A 4 – G 5 – H 6 – E 7 – B 8 – C
Warm Up 4 | Quiz
1 –B 2 – A 3 – C 4 – A 5 – C 6 – C
E1 – A E2 – B E3 – A
Answers | Part 1 Warm Up 1-4
Jumbled Sentences
B / D / C / A
True or False
1 – T 2 – F 3 – T 4 – F 5 – F
Antonyms
1 – H 2 – A 3 – E 4 – J 5 – G
6 – C 7 – D 8 – I 9 – F 10 – B
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Answers | Part 3 Listening
Japanese Cars: 2012 – A Very Good Year!
After a difficult last few years for the big Japanese car manufactures, 2012 saw a sharp increase in
sales, both domestically and world-wide. The ‘Big 3’ of Honda, Nissan and Toyota have all
announced that 2012 was a record year for people buying their cars. Toyota had the best sales
figures; the company sold 9.75 million cars in 2012 - an increase of 22.6%. Nissan, Japan’s second
biggest car company sold 4.94 million vehicles – 6% better than last year. Whilst Honda, Japan’s
third largest car manufacturer sold 3.81 million vehicles - 700,000 more than in 2011.
The big improvement in Japanese car sales has helped boost confidence in the Japanese economy
for the rest of 2013. The Yen, Japan’s currency, has been making small gains against the Dollar,
Euro and Yuan which has helped to stimulate Japan’s sales to overseas countries. The Bank of
Japan, the country’s central bank, has also forecast that 2013 will see a small improvement of
about 2% in Japan’s G.D.P figures the result of new economic plans by Japanese Prime Minister
Abe.
The 2012 results were especially pleasing for Toyota as it meant that they were once again the
biggest car company in the world. The Japanese giant had lost its Number One title to General
Motors – the American automobile company famous for its Corvette, Chevrolet and Buick
brands. 2011 saw Toyota slip behind both General Motors and Germany’s Volkswagen group as
sales decreased in part to the March Tohoku Tsunami. 2012 saw Toyota make a profit of ¥283.55
billion, which means they are the 11th biggest company in the world.
Answers | Part 4 Post-Listening / Reading
Q & A
1 – Toyota, Nissan & Honda 5 – Volkswagen 2 – 9.75 million 6 – 4.94 million 3 – General Motors E1 – Three – Chevrolet, Buick & Corvette
4 – 283.55 Billion Yen E2 – 5 (five)
A & Q | Example Questions
A1 – What is the name of China’s currency? A2 – In 2013 how much will Japan’s GDP improve by? A3 – How many cars did Nissan sell in 2012? A4 – What is the name of Japan’s Central Bank? A5 – What is the name of Japan’s Prime Minister?
English Extra
1 – F 4 – M 7 – C 10 – D 13 – H 2 – I 5 – B 8 – K 11 – E 3 – A 6 – J 9 – G 12 – L
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And Finally X & Z
X – car / Z – Nano
Extra Bit
The Cheapest Car in the World!
References Episode 83
MAIN PHOTOS http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Toyota_Plant_Ohira_Sendai.jpg
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automotive_industry http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gasoline_and_diesel_usage_and_pricing http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prefectures_of_Japan http://newsonjapan.com/html/newsdesk/article/100707.php http://newsonjapan.com/html/newsdesk/article/100711.php http://www.xe.com/ http://www.tatamotors.com/ http://www.learnenglish.de/vocabulary/transportidioms.htm
